© 2013 Christy K Robinson A baby-christening party, 1629, Flemish. The mother lies recovering in the cupboard bed at the rear, where two women are holding a baby in white. In Western culture, we know people with virtue names such as Hope, Faith, Irene, Zoe, and Joy, and those with biblical names like John, David, Jacob, Esther, Naomi, Mary, and scores of others. From ancient times, parents all over the world have named their children with religiously-significant meanings or prophecies in…
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